Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref: 372-FSS2625
Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Town: Huddersfield
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 22/11/2024
Advanced Pharmacist - Integrated Flow Hub/Safari
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated individual to join our clinical pharmacy team as our Advanced Pharmacist - Integrated Flow Hub/Safari. You will be the key pharmacy contact for our Integrated Flow Hub (Medical SDEC/Frailty SDEC and discharge lounge) as well as providing a clinical pharmacy service across our Emergency Departments.
You will also be the lead for our Safari Discharge team and develop the service in its new home of the Integrated Flow Hub.
Ideally having experience of working within the Emergency Department, you will provide a clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department and working alongside the lead pharmacist for Emergency medicine develop the clinical pharmacy service to ED.
In addition to excellent communication and leadership skills, you will have previous experience of working within a clinical environment. You will need to be comfortable collaborating with clinicians, managers, nurses and others to ensure that pharmaceutical care of acutely unwell patients with a range of clinical conditions is safe and optimised. You will have the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care to a wide range of patients and/or patient populations based on the evidence-base and/or best practice. Line management experience would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
* Support the Deputy Clinical Director of Pharmacy in setting the strategic direction for the Clinical Pharmacy Service.
* Contribute to the development of the annual business plan and strategic planning for the Pharmacy Directorate.
* Implement Trust policies in relation to the Clinical Pharmacy Service.
* Continually review the quality and standard of service provision through consultation with users of the Clinical Pharmacy Service and make recommendations for improvement to the Deputy Clinical Director of Pharmacy.
* Contribute to the development and maintenance of policies, procedures and records for the Clinical Pharmacy Service and medicines management.
* Assist Directorates and specialties in controlling drug expenditure.
* Ensure the appropriate stock control and storage of materials and safe maintenance of equipment used in the provision of the Clinical Pharmacy services.
* Comply with Trust policies relating to security and patient confidentiality and ensure that procedures are undertaken within safe systems of work and legislation.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
* MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification); Pharmacist prescriber or willing & eligible to complete course in the first year of post.
* Member of the RPS.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE / EXPERTISE
* Detailed knowledge of clinical pharmacy and medicines management.
* Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit.
* Able to demonstrate significant relevant experience of clinical pharmacy practice.
* Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Self-motivating and ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff.
* Planning and organisational skills.
* Able to effect and manage change.
* Problem solving and analytical skills.
* Demonstrate commitment to CPD.
* Meticulous attention to detail.
* Significant relevant and recent experience of acute medicine.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
* Experience of managing staff.
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce; that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable, will be transferred from your current/most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £42.90, Standard £22.90 or Basic £22.90) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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